Two distinct PRs are created for the same branch and base

[franciscohanna92]

Running this action twice for the same branch and base creates two distinct PRs. Is this the expected behavior?

[thomaseizinger]

It wasn't designed as a feature per se but generally, I would say yes this is expected behaviour. GitHub's UI allows you to open to PRs for the same branch as well.

[franciscohanna92]

I see. The thing that seems strange is that only the PRs created to main branch are being duplicated for me. I have an action that creates a PR to develop and a PR to main, and if I run that action several times, only the ones to master are being duplicated. I'm creating the one to develop as a draft, could that make the difference?

[thomaseizinger]

I see. The thing that seems strange is that only the PRs created to main branch are being duplicated for me. I have an action that creates a PR to develop and a PR to main, and if I run that action several times, only the ones to master are being duplicated. I'm creating the one to develop as a draft, could that make the difference?

Potentially :)
I haven't tested all these cases against GitHub's API to be honest.

Maybe have a look at GitHub's CLI as well. It comes pre-installed in all virtual environments and may have a feature for not duplicating an existing PR.